Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Department will take part in the Kazakhstan International Tourism and Travel Fair in Atakent Exhibition Center in Almaty on 23 April. Sharjah is looking forward to increasing the tourist and capital inflow into the emirate.
Built between 1193 and 1369, the Qutb Minar is the largest brick minaret in the world and a UNESCO world heritage site. Moreover, the Qutb Minar is a tower symbolizing the Muslim conquest of Delhi. However, though this structure was originally solely Muslim, when touring around keep a look out for some religious contradictions. For instance, the red sandstone walls of the tower are deco...
Causeway Bay is in the Northern area of the Island. It is one of the world's most expensive shopping areas to rent a place. It has the famous Times Square indoor shopping plaza, the famous Japanese store Sogo, The World Trade Centre, Fashion Island, Fashion Walk, Windsor House, and Lee Gardens. It is the trendy, upmarket area popular with the fashion conscious youth. It has some great hotels and s...
The Hotel de Ville, a glory from the 15th century, is located along the Rue de l'Hotel-de-Ville in the Old Town district. It has witnessed many important political decisions, including the first convening of the Geneva Covention in 1864, and the founding of the League of Nations in 1920. ...
The Xa Loi Pagoda is the largest in Ho Chi Minh City. It was built in 1956 and was said to contain ‘Xa Loi’ – sacred bones or rather fragments of them from The Buddha. The pagoda was the center of political protest in the 1960s, when monks and nuns inside were attacked, resulting in the deaths of thousands of Buddhists. Location: 89 Ba Huyen Thanh Quan Street, District 3 ...